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Meanings of ringlet in English

Portuguese
anel
Catalan
bucle
Spanish
onda

A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

      anel
      Portuguese
      pijpenkrul
      Spanish
      tirabuzon
      Catalan
      pijpenkrul

      Hairstyle.

            Related terms
            pijpenkrul

            Any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae.

                  Usage of ringlet in English
                  1
                  She emerged from the shadows, a ringlet escaping from under a kerchief.
                  With friends like these
                  2
                  It made a pretty little ringlet, like a pigtail on his forehead.
                  Rakes and radishes
                  3
                  Photo: Melissa Hutchison Our Critter of the Week is the forest ringlet butterfly.
                  Radio NZ
                  4
                  Stella tugged on a golden ringlet and let out a laugh.
                  Sloane Sisters
                  5
                  She tugged at a golden blond ringlet until her scalp hurt.
                  Sloane Sisters
                  6
                  Could it be that he wore that ringlet near his heart?
                  Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
                  7
                  Dev's twiddling a blond ringlet around his finger as he says, Take turns.
                  Lit: a memoir
                  8
                  The ringlet butterfly, for example, suffers badly in drought years.
                  The Guardian
                  9
                  The duke had requested a ringlet from a beautiful woman.
                  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 18...
                  10
                  She admitted the truth, with eyes dwelling on him, until a ringlet got displaced.
                  Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
                  11
                  Do you see that soft ringlet of smoke off yonder?
                  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
                  12
                  Really? Talia said as she found another ringlet to twirl and looked at her watch.
                  With friends like these
                  13
                  But when he came to the ringlet he smiled at it and put it back.
                  The Ghost Ship
                  14
                  A ringlet has gone awry and must be mended.
                  There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
                  15
                  The mountain ringlet can endure wet and cold but is struggling as the climate warms.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  Only a tiny unmounted photograph of a laughing baby, and a ringlet of baby hair!
                  The Way of an Eagle
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                  Ringlet through the time